| Post Name | FIRST GRADE DRAFTSMAN/ OVERSEER - CIVIL |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 041/2017/OL |
| Category Code | 063/2015 |
| Date of Test | 22 May 2017 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Which river is referred as 'Churni' in ancient texts?
Answer
B. Periyar
2
Ozone Day is on
Answer
C. 16th September
3
Who succeeded the office of Diwan in Travancore after the resignation of Sir C.P. Ramaswami Ayyar on 19 August 1947?
Answer
A. P.G.N. Unnithan
4
The molten material inside the Earth is called
Answer
C. Magma
5
The upper most layer of the atmosphere above Thermosphere is known as
Answer
A. Exosphere
6
Which session of Indian National Congress accepted the tri-color flag as the Official flag of congress?
Answer
C. Lahore session
7
Who presided over the first session of the constituent assembly on 9th December 1946?
Answer
A. Sachidananda Sinha
8
Author of the book 'The General theory of Employment, Interest and Money'
Answer
D. J.M. Keynes
9
Indian National Congress and Muslim League signed __________ in 1916.
Answer
A. Lucknow pact
10
Vaikom is situated on the banks of the __________ lake in Kerala.
Answer
C. Vembanadu
11
Father of Muslim renaissance in Kerala
Answer
B. Vakkom Abdulkhader Moulavi
12
Author of the book 'Atmavidya Kahalam'
Answer
D. Vagbhadananda
13
'Become Enlightened through education and strengthened through organization'. These are the words of ___________.
Answer
A. Sree Narayana Guru
14
___________ setup the third printing press in Kerala in 1846.
Answer
D. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
15
A Social reformer nominated twice to Sreemulam Prajasabha
Answer
C. Sree Kumara Gurudevan
16
Author of the book 'The God of Small Things'
Answer
D. Arundhathi Roy
17
Ottava is the capital of
Answer
A. Canada
18
'Kalidas Samman', a prestigious award given by the state government of __________.
Answer
C. Madhya Pradesh
19
Dhanraj Pillay is related to
Answer
A. Hockey
20
The first film directed by G. Aravindan
Answer
D. Uttarayanam
21
The ultimate tensile stress of mild steel compared to ultimate compressive stress is
Answer
B. more
22
Shear stresses on mutually perpendicular planes are
Answer
D. equal
23
A long column fails by
Answer
D. buckling
24
If the modulus of elasticity is equal to zero, the material is said to be
Answer
B. rigid
25
Principal planes are planes having
Answer
A. maximum shear stress
26
Shear force is
Answer
C. rate of change of bending moment
27
In short columns, failure occurs by
Answer
C. direct compression only
28
The workability of concrete can be improved by the addition of the following compounds
Answer
C. zinc
29
The split strength of cement can be determined by
Answer
A. Brazilion test
30
Under constant load the creep strain in concrete is
Answer
A. time dependent
31
In order to have segregation in concrete dropping height should not be less than
Answer
B. 50 cm
32
The ratio of Young's modulus of elasticity for steel to that of concrete is known as
Answer
B. Modular ratio
33
The modulus of elasticity for mild steel is approximately equal to
Answer
D. 210 KN/mm²
34
The tensile test is carried on ___________ materials.
Answer
C. ductile
35
The neutral axis of a beam is subjected to ____________ stress.
Answer
D. zero
36
The most efficient section of a channel is
Answer
D. trapezoidal
37
Water belongs to
Answer
A. Newtonian fluids
38
Geologically, marble is known as
Answer
C. Metamorphic rocks
39
The tendency of a stone to split along
Answer
B. cleavage
40
The frog of a brick is normally made on its
Answer
B. top face
41
The water supply schemes are generally designed for a design period of
Answer
B. 30 years
42
An infiltration gallery is a
Answer
D. horizontal well
43
Socket and spigot joint is used
Answer
A. C.I. pipes
44
The permissible turbidity in mg/l for potable water is
Answer
D. 5-10
45
Alum is used for
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D. coagulation
46
Odour and taste is controlled by
Answer
C. aeration
47
Pressure filters are used for
Answer
C. swimming pools
48
Valves which allows water in one direction only is known as
Answer
A. reflux valve
49
The liquid waste of the community is called
Answer
B. sewage
50
Sanitary sewage is also known as
Answer
C. dry weather flow
51
The type of dam which requires least maintenance is
Answer
B. gravity dam
52
The major overturning force in the case of gravity dam
Answer
D. wind pressure
53
The most common type of spillway used in gravity dam is
Answer
A. Ogee spillway
54
Gibb's module is a type of
Answer
C. rigid module outlet
55
The top of the weir or spillway is called
Answer
C. crest
56
Bitumen is soluble in
Answer
B. carbon disulphide
57
Abrasion test is conducted to find
Answer
A. hardness of aggregate
58
The best type of ballast is
Answer
D. quartzite
59
In Indian railways, the spikes used for holding flat footed rails on wooden sleepers are known as
Answer
A. dog spikes
60
A track is elastic mainly because of
Answer
B. ballast
61
Laterite is an example of
Answer
A. argillaceous rock
62
The vertical sides of opening for doors and window are called
Answer
A. jambs
63
The approximate weight of a brick should be
Answer
B. 3.2 kg
64
The setting of quick lime is due to the presence of
Answer
D. carbon dioxide
65
Turpentine oil is used in paints as
Answer
A. thinner
66
The steel used for making rail tracks is
Answer
B. manganese steel
67
The main ingredient in the manufacture of glass is
Answer
C. silica
68
The covering on the exposed top of a wall is called
Answer
C. coping
69
Critical path
Answer
B. is always longest
70
CPM network is
Answer
B. activity oriented
71
Mode of transportation for alluvial soils is generally
Answer
C. water
72
Cohesionless soils are formed due to
Answer
D. physical disintegration of rocks
73
Permeability of soil varies
Answer
B. as square of grain size
74
A soil having uniformity co-efficient more than 10 is called
Answer
D. well graded
75
If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is
Answer
A. sand
76
Effective size of soil is
Answer
A. D10
77
Which of the following is cohesive soil?
Answer
C. Black cotton soil
78
Handles of chains are made up of
Answer
C. brass
79
Distance between two neighbouring brass rings is
Answer
C. 1 m
80
Due to curvature of earth the object
Answer
B. looks lower than it is
81
Generally while chaining, the arrows which accompany with one chain must be
Answer
B. 10 nos
82
Generally the limiting length of an offset should be
Answer
B. 15 m
83
In rise and fall method, a complete check is provided on the calculations of
Answer
D. all the sights
84
The straight line tangential to the longitudinal curve of the level tube at its centre is called as
Answer
D. axis of the bubble tube
85
The axis about which the telescope and the vertical circle of a theodolite rotate in the vertical plane is called
Answer
C. trunnion axis
86
The maximum tolerance in a 20 m chain is
Answer
C. 5 mm
87
The size of a plane table is
Answer
B. 600 mm Ă— 750 mm
88
The direct cost of a project with respect to normal time is
Answer
A. minimum
89
The weight of an item is measured correct to nearest
Answer
D. 1.00 kg
90
The expected out turn of cement concrete 1:2:4 per mason per day is
Answer
D. 5.0 mÂł
91
A Gantt chart indicates
Answer
C. comparison of actual process with the scheduled progress
92
The pitch of stair should never exceed
Answer
A. 40°
93
Puzzolanais essentially a silicious material containing clay upto
Answer
A. 80%
94
The surface area of A0 drawing sheet is
Answer
B. 1 m²
95
A conic which have only one directrix
Answer
D. parabola
96
Which modify command allows you to cut off unwanted lengths of objects
Answer
B. Trim
97
Restoring deleted files from the recycle bin can be done by using _________ command
Answer
C. restore
98
__________ is the command used in convert polyline to line.
Answer
A. explode
99
The most widely used antenna in GPS is
Answer
A. microstrip antenna
100
Which of the following is not a type of map projection?
Answer
D. Geographic
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